The “customary weapon” to destroy freedom. That’s how George Washington described the danger of turning a blind eye to violations of the Constitution – and he wasn’t alone. The Founders warned us that every overstep, every excuse, and every precedent sets us on the dangerous path to tyranny. In this episode, we’ll dive into their long-forgotten warnings about power, precedent, and the slippery slope to tyranny.

Path to Liberty: January 29, 2025

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John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (1767)

St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803)

James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788)

James Otis, Jr (1762)

Episode – Arbitrary Government: How the Founders Defined Tyranny

John Dickinson – Broadside Against the Stamp Act (1765)

John Adams – Novanglus III (6 Feb 1775)

Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of the National Bank (15 Feb 1791)

Samuel Adams – Letter to Arthur Lee (4 Mar 1775)

Samuel Adams – Loyalty and Sedition – Essay in The Advertiser (1748)

Mercy Otis Warren – History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution vol. 2

George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796)

Episode – Most Important (and Ignored) Veto in History: James Madison’s Last Stand

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